Abraham Biggs

"Abraham Biggs, a 19-year-old student at Broward College in Florida, invited viewers of the live video website Justin.tv to watch him commit suicide, and they did. According to published accounts, some thought he was joking; others egged him on, laughing and encouraging him to swallow the pills he had handy. Some tried to talk him out of it, and apparently more than one onlooker contacted the website's moderator. Twelve hours after he first told the cyberworld that he planned to commit suicide, and four hours after the webcast began, his webcam transmitted images of police entering his bedroom and finding his lifeless body.Biggs' family says the troubled teen, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was sending a cry for help to a heartless audience. And the enthusiasm with which some viewers apparently watched him die is chilling. Whether Justin.tv shares any responsibility in the matter will be determined by the police."

OH.....MY......GOD

My heart goes out to this young man's family. No one should have to go through what they must be going through right now, and to top it off, God knows how many people watched this young man die. I am totally speechless. It is very unfortunate that this kid had to die at such a young age, and it's just SAD that people were actually egging him on to take his own life. This is a tough one.. I really feel for this child's family. Here's a copy of a blog posted on his myspace page:


Ask a guy who is gonna OD (again) tonight anything
To Whom It May Concern,

I am going to leave this for whoever stumbles across my bookmarks later on.I hate myself and I hate living. I think that if someone who knows me reads this they will know who I am. So I will leave this unsigned. I am an a--hole. I have let everyone down and I feel as though I will never change or never improve. I am in love with a girl and I know that I am not good enough for her.I have come to believe that my life has all been meaningless. I keep trying and I keep failing. I have thought about and attempted suicide many times in the past. I used to think of my failure as some mystical way of telling me that I was really meant for something meaningful. The only thing I dread, besides the pain, is the way my family will suffer. I do not wantmy mother or father to think that it was anything they did that lead me to kill myself. I never really had any plans of leaving a note. I thought that I would not be able to describe why I want to do this and I am right. There is no way to tell you or anyone else why I dread every new day. My father had such high expectations for me and tried to give me every opportunity to improve upon myself. I let him down. I think that I am a major disappointment to him. I have a job but I?m always brokeand I am in college but barely, I show up to class but that?s about it.I want my life to end. I am tired of f---ing up everything. Iam tired of people always telling me that they do not like me. I am tired of trying to be decent. I hope that someone finds this post and I hope that my parents know that I f---ed up not them. It is my fault I screwed up my own life.The hate that rages within me, rages not for those I love so dearly or those who have crossed my path.This hate rages full force towards me and only me.I have long forgiven those who've hurt me, but I have not and cannot come to terms to forgive myself for the things I have done to myself, and the things I've done to hurt those in my life.You have all touched my life in one way or another, especially those whom I call family.I cannot tell you how sorry I am for ending my life the way I did. I hope that you can all find it in your heart to see it as way for me not suffering anymore and that I am finally at rest with myself, for being at rest with the guilt that constantly ate at me for so long.Please forgive me all for taking my own life so early. I tried so hard to fight against this strong battle. I have reached out for help so many times, and yet I believe, I was turned away because of the things I did, that it is a punishment I am willing to take, for I know that being who I am has only brought myself and others pain.I love you all and will forever live within the memories we created.
Forgive me.
Love always and forever,
As for my signature I will leave you with a quote so that if anyone reads this they will know it's me, "Can't feel pain if your dead? Just Saying"